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Tag Archives: A shape

Your style questions answered by Imogen

Your Style Questions Answered: 1

Colour, Fabric, Prints and Patterns, Style Tips, Videos, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 6, 2020Leave a comment

I’ve been making some Facebook Live videos over on my Inside Out Style page (join me there if you want to watch them live) and wanted to share them with you here too – and I’m also linking here to some useful blog posts that help answer these questions!   Here I’ve compiled a few videos so…

Belted blazers - how to decide if this trend is for you and styling tips

Tricky Trends – the Belted Blazer

Body Shapes, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 10, 20194 Comments

One of the big trends I’ve noticed both in fashion shows and online is the belted blazer.  When I was at a Melbourne Fashion Week show, many of the ‘hot young things’ were wearing belted blazers, most commonly in a check pattern tweed fabric.   So, should you invest in a belted blazer? Is The Belted…

The Best Clothing Alterations Based on Your Body Shape

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJune 21, 20194 Comments

Hi Imogen, I’d love to learn more about altering store-bought clothes for different body types. What are the alterations you may need to do based on your body shape? Firstly, it’s great to know what your body shape, body proportions and body variations are, so you can figure out which tips are most useful for…

What to Wear in a Hot and Humid Weather – Tops and Dresses

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 7, 20184 Comments

When the temperature soars or the humidity is high, being both stylish and comfortable can become really tricky, particularly if your body shape doesn’t suit the wafty, floaty, waistless styles of clothing that end up the most comfortable in the heat. So what kinds of tops work when it’s hot, when a waisted style is…

How to Rock Patterns on Your Lower Half – X and A Shapes

Body Shapes, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 21, 20182 Comments

If you’ve read my recommendations on how to dress the hourglass shapes – the X Shape and A shape, that have the wider lower hip area, you may have noticed that the instructions are to keep the bottom of your body more boring, plain and free of detail. Details to Avoid Below the Waist for…

What is a Hip Dip and What to Wear When You Have Hip Dips

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportOctober 5, 201717 Comments

Recently I’ve been asked to cover the topic of hip dips and how to dress them to make them less obvious. Hip Dips are also known as Violin Hips and are most common on the 8 shape, A shape and X shape bodies (but can come on any body shape). They are an indentation between…

How to Dress With Conflicting Body Shape Advice

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportDecember 2, 20164 Comments

Dear Imogen, Thank you so much for creating Inside Out Style. Many of the style blogs I find are designed for models or teens, at least that’s how it seems to me. Most of your articles are for more mature women, with children. And you don’t pretend to have a perfect figure, you teach us…

Tips on choosing flattering jeans

How to Choose Jeans Styles to Flatter Your Hips

Body Shapes, Body Variations, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJune 8, 2016Leave a comment

Many X, 8 and A shapes ask me how to make their hips look slimmer, and with jeans being such a staple of so many wardrobes it’s useful to know what kind of details to avoid when choosing a pair. 3 Simple Tips for Choosing Jeans Styles to Make Your Hips Look Slimmer It’s pretty…

What to wear to work

How to Express the Right Message Whilst Flattering Your Body Shape

Dress Codes, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 8, 20166 Comments

How should we handle conflict between personality/ career role and body shape recommendation? As my body is very curvy , the body shape recommendation is all kinds of feminine stuff: skirt over pants, and not just skirt , but A -line flared skirt over straight ones, wrap and fit and flare dresses , waist shaping,…

what to wear when you've got pms or bloating

8 Ideas for What to Wear When You Have PMS or Bloating

Body Variations, Occasion Dressing, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 22, 20164 Comments

Dear Imogen, Your fashion blog has revolutionized the way I look at fashion and at myself. Thank you so much breaking things down in an open and positive way. I have a question that I’d like to post to the reader questions section, but was not sure how so I am sending it here. I…

Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress A Shape Bodies

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 29, 201512 Comments

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us: Where to put the verticals Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight Where to place detail Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail That’s it! So let’s look at the A Shape (commonly called the pear shape or triangle shape)…

how to dress your body shape

What Does Knowing Your Body Shape Really Tell You?

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 10, 201512 Comments

  Given the number of people who contact me asking about identifying their body shape (if you’re not sure what body shape you have, do the Body Shape Quiz to find out!), it’s obviously something that is considered to be an important factor in the whole “finding flattering clothing” issue that many women face. I’m…

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Easy Style Guide to the Best Pants for Your Body Shape

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 2, 201537 Comments

So when I’m talking pants here I’m not talking about your underpants (panties or knickers, whatever you call them). I’m talking the best shape of trousers for your body shape! Best Shape of Trousers for Your Body Shape I shape You are straight and may describe your shape as boyish, so create some curves with…

How to Wear Palazzo Pants When You Are an A or X Shape or are Petite

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 29, 20151 Comment

I have a question about palazzo pants. I am an A/X and have long, narrow torso and very short legs (and I am not tall either, 5’4′); I know flare pants are recommended for my figure type, but I was wondering if the billowy palazzo style would be too much and make me look even…

How to Solve the Belting Dilemmas for Short Waisted Women

Body Proportions, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportOctober 29, 201420 Comments

Hey Imogen! I’ve read a lot about body shapes on your site and I’m already much wiser! But something still confuses me: I am petite (5’4”), very (!!!) short waisted and also a distinct A shape. And what I’ve learned about dressing these three characteristics seem to conflict. For example, a short waisted women should…

How To Wear a Column of Colour For Your Body Shape

Body Shapes, ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 2, 201410 Comments

I have a question about using the column of colour to look taller (as a curvy petite H shape ) – should I only wear darker tops, avoiding white or cream tops ? There are two major ways to wear a column of colour, on the outside, or on the inside. The version on the…

how to choose the right length of necklace to flatter your body

Where to End Your Necklaces

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 29, 201410 Comments

How to Choose the Right Length Necklace to Flatter Your Body The other day I was reading something that said that if you wear a longer pendant that ends under your bust, then you will draw attention to the narrowest point on your rib cage and this is flattering for all. Sadly this is not…

Choosing Collars To Balance Your Figure

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 25, 201411 Comments

Choosing Collars and Lapels O/A shape – broader collars to balance hips I, V shape or petite – narrower/smaller collars not to further broaden shoulders or overwhelm your frame H, X, 8 shape – medium collars – higher will make you look taller, lower will draw attention to bust and make larger Large bust –…

Your guide to choosing flattering sleeves to suit your body shape

What Shape Should My Sleeves Be?

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportJune 16, 20148 Comments

Sleeves please – I’m a H/O shape, and always wonder if I should have my sleeves shortened as a full sleeve makes me look bigger. The shape of the sleeve that you wear can make you look larger or smaller, depending on where it ends (watch this video for tips on that topic) and also…

Using a medium colour to create a medium contrast from high

Where to End Your Tops and Jackets

Fit and Alterations, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJune 12, 201410 Comments

I’m often asked where to end your tops and jackets. In this video I give you some pointers to help you find your sweet spot that flatters your figure.  

Where to end your sleeves to flatter your figure

Where to End Your Sleeves

VideosBy Imogen LamportJune 5, 20147 Comments

Recently I was asked what is the best place to end sleeves. When you think about a sleeve hem, it’s a horizontal line. Here in this short video I talk about where to end sleeves to flatter your figure.

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